First, I have to say I had the chance to send a message to the author for a clarifying question on the story. Not only did Kosoko answer it directly but was SO sweet about it and even went into detail so I completely understood what happened.

Now onto the book itself. This was a fake relationship, second chance type of romantic comedy. It starts with Kian healing from a broken heart and attempting to move on ONLY to have his ex (Hudson) come back in and ask for a favor: pretend to be his boyfriend for one night while his parents are in town (all of this is on the back cover so not a spoiler).

Kian is an aspiring investing journalist and LIVES in his head (and I don’t mean a quick internal struggle before making a decision). His mind doesn’t settle for the easy answer, the obvious answer, the direct less complicated answer – he believes there always has to be more. You start to notice this when you find yourself reading 6-10 pages of internal monologue before he can answer a simple question. I, personally, found this insanely tedious at times BUT you are warned early on that that is how Kian is (and throughout the story you observe how he finally learns that way of thinking/processing information can do more harm than good).

As always, on the spicy factor – this book is definitely WOW (and I mean HOT) in terms of the steamy scenes (and the build up moments aren’t too bad either).

Definitely enjoyed Kosoko’s first adult romantic comedy and can’t wait to see what he writes next. ( )

aspiring journalist struggling to get his foot in the door (who happens to be Black, and has a Black-sounding name) agrees to pretend he's still together with his ex (obscenely rich liquor brand magnate who also happens to be Black) for the sake of the ex's demanding parents, in exchange for some career connections, even though the ex had dumped him without explanation and he wasn't really over it yet.

I read to page 56 but wasn't really in the mood for a romance (maybe another time).

Can recommend this to others though if they're looking for a fun love/hate romance--each character (and their friends) have their own things going on, but the main focus definitely seemed to be the tension between the two men. ( )

I believe this is Kosoko Jackson's first novel. Rather it is or isn't...what he has written is a charming, sweet, love story between two guys from such far-apart economical classes they wouldn't be able to see the shore if they tried...but in spite of this there was always love. I didn't really understand the reasoning for the breakup, except that it gave backbone for the story that took place to build on. Mr. Jackson takes the reader on one fantastic journey following these two men through the "on again, off again" relationship and the decisions that they had to make that would affect them for the remainder of their lives. I loved both Kian and Hudson. I hated Hudson's sister and what Kian went through. If this is a first novel for Kosoko Jackson...he has hit the nail on the head with this one. It's going to a tough act for him to follow...but hey, Mr. jackson...bring it on! ( )